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ABI/Inform
Coverage: 1985-present. Covers nearly every aspect of business, including company histories and new product development. Citations include abstracts and indexes of significant articles from current business and management periodicals. [from Proquest]
Academic Search [Lexis-Nexis]
Coverage: Most recent 20 years. Full-text articles from major newspapers, international news sources, broadcast news transcripts, popular and news magazines, and major trade journals. Strong coverage of current events and business news. The "Company Financial" section includes annual reports back to 1984, current company information from the Disclosure database, Hoover's Company Reports, EDGAR filings, stock reports, and more. Also provides access to Medline, health news, accounting and tax sources, and legal resources. [from Lexis-Nexis]
Accounting and Tax Index
Coverage: 1972-present. Updated quarterly. Provides access to journals in accounting and related subjects. Reference area print index.
Business and Industry
A multi-industry, international database that provides access to company, industry, market, and product information. [from FirstSearch]
Business and Management Practices
Provides information on business and management issues such as decision making; implementing new technology; planning for the future; dealing with internal and external issues; and expanding businesses. Covers business methodology with emphasis on case studies and practical applications. [from FirstSearch]
Business Dateline
Provides access articles from newspapers, city business magazines, and U.S. and Canadian wire services. An essential business information tool for monitoring the latest trends in industry, health, environmental issues, and education. [from FirstSearch]
Business Organizations, Agencies, and Publications Directory
A unique guide to international business information sources. Lists contact name, address, phone, fax numbers, and a description of the organization's founding, membership, activities, and sources. [from FirstSearch]
Business Periodicals Index
Coverage: 1958-present. Updated monthly. Index to international English-language business magazines, covering accounting, finance, management, and small business. Reference area print index.
Business Source Premier
Provides full text for more than 3,650 scholarly business journals, including full text for nearly 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business, including company and industry profiles. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 300 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. [from EBSCO & KYVL]
Also: Enhanced Business Searching Interface.
CCH Business Network
"Coverage: banking, securities, products liability, government contracts, information technology, trade regulation, and transportation law." [CCH & Chase Law Library]
CCH Human Resources Network
"Coverage: equal employment, human resources management, payroll, personnel practices, workplace safety, and worker's compensation." [CCH & Chase Law Library]
CCH Tax Network
"Coverage: tax regulations, tax laws, pending tax legislation, Tax Court decisions, state taxes, and financial planning." [CCH & Chase Law Library]
Compustat
Standard & Poor's most complete and current database of U.S. and Canadian public companies and indices available today. Available on Steely Library's LAN computers. Only one concurrent user. Ask at the information desk for access details.
Computing
Coverage: 1986-present. ProQuest Computing features a selection of computing journals in the Science, Business, and Finance subject areas. Coverage includes product reviews and articles. [Proquest]
Disclosure Corporate Snapshots (Brief entries)
Contains directory information on U.S. companies filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Includes company name, cross references, telephone numbers, ticker symbol, Fortune and Forbes numbers, SIC Codes, and a business description. [from FirstSearch]
EconLit
Contains citations, with abstracts, to articles from economics journals. In addition, subject indexing and abstracts of books and subject indexing of dissertation titles are included. Corresponding printed sources are: Journal of Economic Literature, Index of Economic Articles, and Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics. [from FirstSearch]
EDGAR
From the SEC: "All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this information for free."
F & S Index of Corporations and Industries
Coverage: 1968-present. Updated monthly. Index to industry and company information in a wide variety of journals and trade magazines. Reference area print index.
JSTOR
Journal archives across the curriculum. The individual titles can be found in NKUIRE.
LLMCDigital: Law Library Microform Consortium
"A cooperative effort to preserve titles of interest to researchers in the areas of law and history. The historic collection includes legal treatises and primary resources for both federal and state governments." [from LLMC and Chase Law Library]
Mergent Online
Provides access to U.S. Company Data, International Company Data, and Factsheets Plus.
National Trade Data Bank [CD-Rom]
Coverage: Current. Updated monthly. Provides access to information on world trade and commerce from various U.S. government departments and agencies. It provides trade and commerce statistics, economic trends, market information, regulations, and other information relating to global economic competition. Export and import information, trade agreements, country reports, and market profiles are included, as well as economic information. Ask at the Reference Desk for the CD.
Patent Information, U.S.
Coverage: Database from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Regional Business News
This database provides comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated on a daily basis. [from EBSCO & KYVL]
Value Line Investment Survey
The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks in 98 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Wilson Select Plus
Articles in science, humanities, education, and business. [from FirstSearch]

updated: Thursday, 24-Jul-2008 17:40:04 EDT

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